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To ask what to about friend who I've let move in.

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LG123 · 11/02/2023 04:56

So I've let my friend move in as she needed somewhere, no rent just contribute to gas etc as she's off sick recovering from pneumonia.
On occasion help out with my daughter (who loves her).

She watched her for an hour Tuesday while I had a work meeting and half hour or so today for my midwife appointment.

Tonight, she offered to watch her so I could nip out while my 4yo sleeps. She turns up late so I cancel plans, fine whatever not important. Although if she'd just told me she'd rather go out I'd have asked my mum to watch her. Then she goes off to the pub turns up drunk practically kicking my door down at 2am (it startled me and I was on my own in the house with my little girl), mind you she has a key. I'm 17 weeks pregnant and exhausted and she woke up, passed out on my living room floor then crawled her way upstairs, took shoes off and rolled over me in my bed and is currently led on the bed fully clothed, coat and all snoring like a fucking freight train. I've not been able to get a wink of sleep, I have plans tomorrow. I'm fuming. It isn't the first time this week she's let down either, she was supposed to watch my daughter whilst I went for a scan as my trust does not allow children she text me at the 3pm 20 mins before my appointment and said sorry I was playing Amoung Us (mobile game) and lost track of time, she managed to get to the hospital 15mins after my appointment and me stalling. You can seriously tell she has no responsibilities and just doesn't give a shit about much. When she offers to watch my daughter and lets me down last minute so I can organise anything else is just annoying, my mum isn't quite local, she's half hour drive away.

I've let her move in with her kittens who are all over the shop, knocking things off furniture and toys all over my daughter's bedroom. We don't have pets so it changes our lifestyle somewhat.

What do I do? I'm not sure I have the heart to kick her out.

OP posts:
Natty13 · 11/02/2023 14:30

Cheeseandlobster · 11/02/2023 10:17

Yeah and there are also keyboard warriors with no diplomacy skills. The op is aware she needs to work on this and where this stems from. You putting the boot in in that way is not helpful.

Op I was never told to stand up for myself as a child either. Similar set up to you with meek people pleasing parents out of the home and utter wankers inside the home. I learnt if I don't stand up for myself then noone else will do it for me.

When I had my ds in my early twenties I was in your exact situation. I was heavily pregnant, working 7 days a week and had allowed a friend to move in rent free who just took the piss. I still resent her for what she put me though now and my ds is 21. I could write a book about this friend and we fell out majorly after another incident. I went very low contact with her and we are now distant Facebook friends.

For you and your daughters sake ask her to leave. Give her a week and tell her she needs to find somewhere else. Is she working?

Different strokes for different folks 🤷‍♀️

WedonttalkaboutMaureen · 11/02/2023 21:03

CosyBobbleHat · 11/02/2023 06:55

I see it that you thought she could stay at yours and give you free babysitting, and now she's letting you down, you want her gone???

And why the fuck not? Any reason for the 3 exclamation marks? Why shouldn't OP want this person who has let her down, not done the ONLY thing asked of her (brief babysitting) to get FREE lodging AND gone out to the pub and come home pissed and waking up pregnant OP?
Why shouldn't she want her gone FFS Confused

TiaI · 11/02/2023 22:51

I’d be tempted to go stay elsewhere for a couple of days and let her remain locked out

TiaI · 11/02/2023 22:54

It’s a poor exchange to OPs disadvantage - tiny often non existent amounts of babysitting in return for 2am wake ups, sleep deprivation and the cost of another adult in the home.

Bilboard · 12/02/2023 08:04

I have commented before. In my previous comment I agreed with most of the commenters above. Ask her out.
I would ask her out without any qualms , your friend is a user, you have enough reasons for her to go but
I can see it must be difficult for you to ask her that.
So here is another way. Your living situation ( landlord, mortgage insurance company, housing association) might not allow pets or any other person , besides you and your children, to live there. It could put in jeopardy the roof over your heads. ( and by the way, while you tell her this, remember she doesnt give a fuck about you or your children wellbeing) This is serious. You tell her. She needs to go asap. You can do this.
Keep us updated pls OP.

CosyBobbleHat · 12/02/2023 12:41

WedonttalkaboutMaureen · 11/02/2023 21:03

And why the fuck not? Any reason for the 3 exclamation marks? Why shouldn't OP want this person who has let her down, not done the ONLY thing asked of her (brief babysitting) to get FREE lodging AND gone out to the pub and come home pissed and waking up pregnant OP?
Why shouldn't she want her gone FFS Confused

Absolutely calm the F down! I was ASKING the question - not questioning it 🙄🙄🙄('Specially for you @WedonttalkaboutMaureen )

WedonttalkaboutMaureen · 12/02/2023 14:53

@CosyBobbleHat I'm calm - your initial post didn't read well. Usually when someone overuses punctuation like 3 question marks on a forum, it indicates being aghast, shocked, incredulous, heavily querying a statement, that type of thing.

If you're "just asking" then one question mark is sufficient.

PoseyFlump · 12/02/2023 17:53

@CosyBobbleHat to be fair to @WedonttalkaboutMaureen I think most posters interpreted your post the same (even the OP who replied to you)

ohdamnitjanet · 14/09/2023 15:17

Maybe a friend or your mum can come round to back you up for that awkward conversation. But actually, it shouldn’t be awkward because she sounds bloody awful and you definitely need to tell her to go.

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